TEXTBOOK OF DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY
BY CONNIE COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEW 2026
◉ Adherence to surfaces.
Answer: Fimbriae present on the outer surface of bacteria are used
for:
◉ It follows glycolysis and produces reduced nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide (NADH).
Answer: All of the following are characteristic of fermentation
except:
◉ Candida albicans.
Answer: Of the following, which would most likely cause an
opportunistic infection in the genitourinary tract of a woman of
childbearing age?
◉ The systematic collection and analysis of data.
Answer: Surveillance is defined as:
,◉ Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MRSA,
Escherichia coli.
Answer: Microbes commonly encountered in health care-associated
infections in hospitals include:
◉ Assist in an outbreak investigation.
Answer: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) might be performed
to:
◉ The percentage of infections in surgical sites or procedures.
Answer: The occurrence of surgical site infections is generally
calculated as:
◉ Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis.
Answer: Microbial pathogens of potential bioterrorism activity
include:
◉ Spectrum of activity, rate of action, mechanism of action.
Answer: Which of the following characteristics should be considered
when selecting an antimicrobial agent?
◉ HEPA filters.
Answer: What type of filter does a class II BSC use to filter out
infectious agents?
, ◉ Rejecting suboptimal specimens.
Answer: Which one of the following involves specimen management
in the preanalytic process?
◉ SPS.
Answer: Which of the following anticoagulants is appropriate for use
in microbiology?
◉ Urogenital swab.
Answer: Which of the following specimens should not be
refrigerated?
◉ Cerebrospinal fluid.
Answer: Which of the following specimens requires immediate
processing when received in the microbiology laboratory?
◉ -The specimen is preserved in formalin.
-Information on the requisition does not match information on the
specimen label.
-A second stool sample is submitted from the same patient on the
same day.
Answer: Which of the following are reasons to reject a specimen for
culture?
BY CONNIE COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEW 2026
◉ Adherence to surfaces.
Answer: Fimbriae present on the outer surface of bacteria are used
for:
◉ It follows glycolysis and produces reduced nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide (NADH).
Answer: All of the following are characteristic of fermentation
except:
◉ Candida albicans.
Answer: Of the following, which would most likely cause an
opportunistic infection in the genitourinary tract of a woman of
childbearing age?
◉ The systematic collection and analysis of data.
Answer: Surveillance is defined as:
,◉ Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MRSA,
Escherichia coli.
Answer: Microbes commonly encountered in health care-associated
infections in hospitals include:
◉ Assist in an outbreak investigation.
Answer: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) might be performed
to:
◉ The percentage of infections in surgical sites or procedures.
Answer: The occurrence of surgical site infections is generally
calculated as:
◉ Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis.
Answer: Microbial pathogens of potential bioterrorism activity
include:
◉ Spectrum of activity, rate of action, mechanism of action.
Answer: Which of the following characteristics should be considered
when selecting an antimicrobial agent?
◉ HEPA filters.
Answer: What type of filter does a class II BSC use to filter out
infectious agents?
, ◉ Rejecting suboptimal specimens.
Answer: Which one of the following involves specimen management
in the preanalytic process?
◉ SPS.
Answer: Which of the following anticoagulants is appropriate for use
in microbiology?
◉ Urogenital swab.
Answer: Which of the following specimens should not be
refrigerated?
◉ Cerebrospinal fluid.
Answer: Which of the following specimens requires immediate
processing when received in the microbiology laboratory?
◉ -The specimen is preserved in formalin.
-Information on the requisition does not match information on the
specimen label.
-A second stool sample is submitted from the same patient on the
same day.
Answer: Which of the following are reasons to reject a specimen for
culture?
